Love is Personal – TREAT YO’SELF w/ LAGOS
(Only $40!!!! Also comes in black + navy. It’s just a beautiful chiffon fabric – a fabulous choice if you want/need a gorgeous dress without breaking the bank! Runs TTS – I’m in a Small)…
View Post10 Life Lessons I Learned from my Dad (It’s his birthday!)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my first favorite man, my dad! Today’s his big day – WOOHOO! He doesn’t know it yet, but we’ll be popping by later today to surprise him for dinner – HOLLAH. I…
View Post“Say No.” (+ 10 Quotes to Help you Say NO More, Guilt-free!)
Happy MONDAY. Can ya believe January 2018 is already almost donezo??? I think the second you graduate schooling and move on to “adulting,” suddenly the speed of life is magnified, and it smacks ya right in…
View PostTrust in God – Thoughts on Trusting God’s Plan in Our Lives
I was genuinely stumped about what to write about today. And y’all…that never happens. My editorial calendar is planned out months in advance (with wiggle room, of course). I’ve got a whole spreadsheet of categorized ideas,…
View Post“Why the hell not?” – Phoenix Travel Guide, Part 3
WHOA BABY, it’s been a hot sec since a Monday Mantra popped up around these rosy parts! Which is SO BAD, because I love ’em, you love ’em…we all love ’em, and I think they’re…
View Post35 ways to be a better version of yourself this year
(similar , , , , + !) // (one of my faves! is another fave of mine with a similar wash but cheaper price point, although I prefer the waist of the first exact…
View Post15 Words to Live By this Year (+ my 2018 Word of the Year)
We’re 3 days into the new year…how are your resolutions/goals/etc coming along??? Statistically speaking, I read something somewhere sometime (super useful, I know – HA) that said that around 25% of folks making resolutions can’t…
View Post2017 Reflections + 2018 New Year Goals (+ Reader Survey!)
Happy New Year! It feels like it’s been a year since we last chatted. 😉 I’m SO FRIGGIN’ EXCITED for 2018, y’all. Especially here with you guys, on CUR. I’ve been neck-deep in reflecting, analyzing,…
View PostBLOOPERS of 2017
Y’all…I’ve been waiting all year for this. This is by far my FAVORITE post of the whole stinkin’ shebang. Because…BLOOPERS. It doesn’t get much better than this, folks. Last year’s bloopers were a smash hit,…
View PostThe Best of 2017 – Most Popular Posts from Coming Up Roses (+ a sappy note)
Every year I swear I’m not gonna be that girl who’s banking on the new year for a fresh start. I always like to think that every single week – heck, every single day – is…
View Post51 Things to do Instead of Checking your Phone
Over the weekend, J and I popped into an Outback Steakhouse with my mama for a quick lunch break. More on that later, but something I’ve realized whenever we’re out to eat anymore – SO…
View Post“You go girl.” – Phoenix Travel Guide, Part 1
Happy Monday – You go girl. (Buy 1, Get 1 50% off) // (code FRIENDS for an extra 30% off!) // // // (“Ruby Woo”) // Sunglasses (similar look to!) PHOENIX TRAVEL GUIDE pt.1…
View Post10 Ways to Choose Joy this Christmas Season
Happy FIRST OF DECEMBER! What a time to be alive. We’re in the Christmas spirit (slash have been since Halloween, #SorryNotSorry), so bring on the figgy pudding + Hallmark marathons by the fire. (Sidenote: Anyone…
View PostPros and Cons of Being your Own Boss
There’s a day for everything. National Coffee Day, National Cat Day, National Clean-Your-Desk Day, National Fruitcake Toss Day (which is January 3rd, in case you’re curious 😉 )… Today is National Boss’ Day! So as…
View Post10 Steps to Declutter Your Mind Right Now
I hate clutter. Granted, anyone who sees the state of my house sometimes might disagree. But I swear…I hate clutter. My problem: My mental clutter creeps into my physical space. Cluttered mind, cluttered life. So…
View Post“Act on It.”
If there’s one thing the world needs more of, it’s action. Action, and ice cream sandwiches. At the end of the day – especially at the end of a Sunday night as we brace for…
View Post7 Mistakes I Made in My First Year of Owning a Business
Happy HUMP, yo! If you’re subscribed to the CURation (if not, you should be! Get in the loop ), you might’ve caught this past Sunday’s chit chat on dreams etc…it was a goodie. In it,…
View PostHow to Make Friends Online
I just got home from New York Fashion Week; I went with one of my best friends on the planet, Taylor. We’d been planning this since ~February, when we snagged tix to Lady Gaga’s Philadelphia…
View Post“I Will Be a Light.”
It’s happening! It’s happening! A solar eclipse is happening today, at points of visibility all over the world – a crazy phenomenon, considering that many eclipses happen over water or in areas too remote for…
View Post“Work Hard and Be Nice.”
“Work Hard and Be Nice” tee (sizes keep going in + out of stock, so and watch for when your size comes back in stock, if it’s currently not!) // (OBSESSED. So stinkin’ flattering. They’re…
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